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I know it's the wrong forum, but I fear change so it's going here. How do you find out what the max capable memory for a computer is? This computer is currently running 384MB, and I want to find out how high I can raise it.
What's the OS, and what motherboard are you using?
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Samira wrote:
What's the OS, and what motherboard are you using?
Windows XP, and um.......what's a motherboard?
If I recall correctly, XP can support up to 4 gigs of RAM. The motherboard is the circuit board thingy that all your cards and RAM plug into, so the other limiting factor would be how many slots it has for RAM.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Is it a specific computer model or a homebuilt? if you know the model. post the number here, otherwise take a picture of the motherboard and post that.
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Compaq Presario SR1550NX.
allenjj wrote:
Compaq Presario SR1550NX.
Compaq.com wrote:
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 512 MB (1 x 512)
Maximum allowed 2 GB (2 x 1GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMM
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Two
Open DIMM slots One
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It sounds to me like your computer may be configured with an on board video card with 128mb shared memory, which is dropping your computer's effective memory by about 1/3. You might want to check on that and get an AGP video card assuming your moptherboard has a slot for one. Perhaps a geforce FX 6600 256mb card? they run around $200 retail, less if you find a good deal. that should improve performance considerably across the board. After that you'll want to pick up 2 1GB DDR1 memory sticks (not DDR2) make sure you get a matching pair, because your computer should be capable of operating in dual channel ram mode, which will speed things up somewhat assuming the ram impedences match.
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Wow thanks Nobby and Kaolian!
One other thing: don't spend more on the upgrades than the PC will be worth to you when you're done.
Way back when, I used to make that mistake.
Step 1. Buy mediocre PC because kickass PC costs too much.
Step 2. Trick out mediocre PC with extra hardware as I could afford it.
Step 3. Lament that a Pinto with Mustang exhaust and rims is still just a Pinto.
Step 4. Repeat 1-3 until I learned that sometimes you DO get what you paid for (or more specifically that you most often must pay for what you get).
I'm not saying don't put money into your PC. I'm saying that you should know what you want out of the PC before you do. If what you want isn't achievable with that PC, save your money and buy better.
Way back when, I used to make that mistake.
Step 1. Buy mediocre PC because kickass PC costs too much.
Step 2. Trick out mediocre PC with extra hardware as I could afford it.
Step 3. Lament that a Pinto with Mustang exhaust and rims is still just a Pinto.
Step 4. Repeat 1-3 until I learned that sometimes you DO get what you paid for (or more specifically that you most often must pay for what you get).
I'm not saying don't put money into your PC. I'm saying that you should know what you want out of the PC before you do. If what you want isn't achievable with that PC, save your money and buy better.
TStephens wrote:
One other thing: don't spend more on the upgrades than the PC will be worth to you when you're done.
Way back when, I used to make that mistake.
Step 1. Buy mediocre PC because kickass PC costs too much.
Step 2. Trick out mediocre PC with extra hardware as I could afford it.
Step 3. Lament that a Pinto with Mustang exhaust and rims is still just a Pinto.
Step 4. Repeat 1-3 until I learned that sometimes you DO get what you paid for (or more specifically that you most often must pay for what you get).
I'm not saying don't put money into your PC. I'm saying that you should know what you want out of the PC before you do. If what you want isn't achievable with that PC, save your money and buy better.
Way back when, I used to make that mistake.
Step 1. Buy mediocre PC because kickass PC costs too much.
Step 2. Trick out mediocre PC with extra hardware as I could afford it.
Step 3. Lament that a Pinto with Mustang exhaust and rims is still just a Pinto.
Step 4. Repeat 1-3 until I learned that sometimes you DO get what you paid for (or more specifically that you most often must pay for what you get).
I'm not saying don't put money into your PC. I'm saying that you should know what you want out of the PC before you do. If what you want isn't achievable with that PC, save your money and buy better.
This isn't my computer. My computer is an awesome Dell that's only 6 years old! This computer belonged to my father-in-law, now deceased. So....I guess it is my computer.
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My computer is an awesome Dell that's only 6 years old!
Did computers exist 6 years ago?
Trickbeck wrote:
Did computers exist 6 years ago?
/Scoff! This computer has a monstrous HD of 20GB! It has a state-of-the-art Pentium III processer which runs at a mind-boggling 933MHz! Using the space-aged Windows ME program, my computer blazes through the most advanced computer programs on earth, such as Word, Minesweeper, and Paint.
Did computers exist....damn kids...grumble.
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Did computers exist....damn kids...grumble.
I resent that.
I had a [airquotes]computer[/airquotes] 6 years ago. It was an Apple LCIII. Came from the factory with 4mb of ram in 1993, upgraded over time to 20mb!
Wouldn't really call it a computer by today's standars though. More of a large calculator. Or a combination word processor/paper weight.
It could reticulate splines though. Yay Sim City 2000!
TStephens wrote:
One other thing: don't spend more on the upgrades than the PC will be worth to you when you're done.
Killjoy!
Maybe he wants to be like the latino kids who have a $100 Nissan Sunny and spend $3,000 pimpin' it until it's worth $103.
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Nobby wrote:
Maybe he wants to be like the latino kids who have a $100 Nissan Sunny and spend $3,000 pimpin' it until it's worth $103.
Not quite, but this computer has better base-line stats than my computer at home. I'm willing to put 500 dollars into it in order to have a computer that's 50 times better than the one I have.
allenjj wrote:
Nobby wrote:
Maybe he wants to be like the latino kids who have a $100 Nissan Sunny and spend $3,000 pimpin' it until it's worth $103.
Not quite, but this computer has better base-line stats than my computer at home. I'm willing to put 500 dollars into it in order to have a computer that's 50 times better than the one I have.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Nobby wrote:
But you are going to paint go-faster stripes on the side and put a "Nuno y Maria" sunstrip across the top of the monitor, right?
Everybody knows all you need is a really loud fan to make your computer into a real racer.
I may be just a "kid" as well, but my first computer was a Comodore64 when I was six.
I'd make the same recomendations, especially on the video card. Amazing things come out of even "cheap" video cards these days. And ram isn't even that expensive as long as you don't try and by some super crazy stuff.
Good luck with the upgrade.
I'd make the same recomendations, especially on the video card. Amazing things come out of even "cheap" video cards these days. And ram isn't even that expensive as long as you don't try and by some super crazy stuff.
Good luck with the upgrade.
AngryUndead wrote:
I may be just a "kid" as well, but my first computer was a Comodore64 when I was six.
I'd make the same recomendations, especially on the video card. Amazing things come out of even "cheap" video cards these days. And ram isn't even that expensive as long as you don't try and by some super crazy stuff.
Good luck with the upgrade.
I'd make the same recomendations, especially on the video card. Amazing things come out of even "cheap" video cards these days. And ram isn't even that expensive as long as you don't try and by some super crazy stuff.
Good luck with the upgrade.
Pshhhhhh. my first computer was a Comodor Vic 20 with Turtle Graphics. then came the all powerfull Amiga2000 with its kick **** graphix!!!
I had pong.
TStephens wrote:
I had pong.
had that aswell....
Commodore 64
Bards Tale, Might and Magic, Wasteland, Sim City, Pirates, Ultima....
LOAD "*" 8, 1???? ****, waht was the Load command, I don't remember...
Before that I remember playing Computer Games on CAssette Tapes
around the time the Smurfs first came out.... back wehn having a Black and White TV was normal.
Edited, Wed Jan 4 13:16:00 2006 by Kelvyquayo
Bards Tale, Might and Magic, Wasteland, Sim City, Pirates, Ultima....
LOAD "*" 8, 1???? ****, waht was the Load command, I don't remember...
Before that I remember playing Computer Games on CAssette Tapes
around the time the Smurfs first came out.... back wehn having a Black and White TV was normal. Edited, Wed Jan 4 13:16:00 2006 by Kelvyquayo
What the f'uck is a Nissan Sunny, you British Cnut?
His Excellency MoebiusLord wrote:
What the f'uck is a Nissan Sunny, you British Cnut?
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